to be at a discount
81discount — noun / dɪskaυnt/ the percentage by which the seller reduces the full price for the buyer ● to give a discount on bulk purchases ♦ to sell goods at a discount or at a discount price to sell goods below the normal price ♦ 10% discount for cash or… …
82discount — 1. verb a) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills. b) To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; …
83Discount Margin - DM — The return earned in addition to the index underlying the floating rate security. The size of the discount margin depends on the price of the floating rate security. There are three basic situations: 1. If the price of a floater is equal to par,… …
84Discount Rate — 1. The interest rate that an eligible depository institution is charged to borrow short term funds directly from a Federal Reserve Bank. Different types of loans are available from Federal Reserve Banks and each corresponding type of credit has… …
85discount securities — (1) Securities that do not pay periodic interest. Investors earn the difference between the discount issue price and the full face value paid at maturity. Treasury bills, banker s acceptances, and zero coupon bonds are discount securities. Most… …
86discount yield — The yield or annual interest rate on a security sold to an investor at a discount. A bond that is sold at $4875 that matures to $5000 has a discount of $125. To calculate the discount yield: ( discount divided by the face value of the security)… …
87discount — n. & v. n. 1 a deduction from a bill or amount due given esp. in consideration of prompt or advance payment or to a special class of buyers. 2 a deduction from the amount of a bill of exchange etc. by a person who gives value for it before it is… …
88Discount Broker — A stockbroker who carries out buy and sell orders at a reduced commission compared to a full service broker, but provides no investment advice. It used to be that only the wealthy could afford a broker and access to the stock market. The internet …
89Discount Window — Credit facilities in which financial institutions go to borrow funds from the Federal Reserve. These loans, which are priced at the discount rate, are often structured as secured loans to alleviate pressure in reserve markets. It helps to reduce… …
90discount arbitrage — A riskless arbitrage in which a discount option is purchased and an opposite position is taken in the underlying security. The arbitrageur may either buy a call at a discount and simultaneously sell the underlying security (basic call arbitrage)… …
